Planetary hours
in Wuhan.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.