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Planetary hours · Xi’an (China)

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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
19:53
Next sunrise
05:47

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:57
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:08
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:18
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:29
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:39
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:50
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 14:01
  8. 8♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:11
  9. 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:22
  10. 10♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:32
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:43
  12. 12☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:53

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:43
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:32
  3. 3♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:22
  4. 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:11
  5. 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:01
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:50
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:40
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:29
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:19
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:08
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:58
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:47

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?

On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:47 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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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.