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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:41
- 12♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:41
- 2♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:03: 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.