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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:57
- 3♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:36
- 8♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:52
- 10♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:07
- 12☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 20:59
- 3♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:58
- 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:50
- 12♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.