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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:38
- 9♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:06: 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.