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, 15 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:24
- 2♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Sunday, 15 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:24: 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.