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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:48
- 2♂︎ Mars06:48 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:12
- 4♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:12
- 9♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:24
- 10☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:36
- 11♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 20:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:00 – 20:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:24
- 4♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:12
- 5☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:00
- 11♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:48
- 12☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:36 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.