Planetary hours
in Xi’an.
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 Monday, 18 November 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:54
- 4♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:46
- 5☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:37
- 6♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:20
- 8☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:55
- 11♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:46
- 12☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:55
- 3☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:21
- 6♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:29
- 7☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:55
- 10☽︎ Moon03:55 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Monday, 18 November 2024, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:20 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.