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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:36 to 07:31: 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.