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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:59
- 10♂︎ Mars14:59 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:52
- 12♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:53
- 2☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:23: 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.