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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:39
- 3☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 07:57: 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.