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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:41
- 10♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:47
- 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:52
- 12♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 19:52
- 2☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.