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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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
19:42
Next sunrise
05:58

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:06
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:15
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:23
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:32
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:41
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:50
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:58
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:07
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:16
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:24
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:33
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:42

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:33
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:25
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:16
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:07
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:59
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:50
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:41
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:33
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:24
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:15
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:07
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 05:58

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?

On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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