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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 07:59: 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.