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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.