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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:57
- 2♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:03
- 3☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:43
- 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:48
- 11♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:00 – 19:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:43
- 4♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:37
- 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:32
- 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:04
- 11♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:58
- 12☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:52 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.