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 Sunday, 12 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:41
- 2♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Sunday, 12 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:41: 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.