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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:43: 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.