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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:07
- 2♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:15
- 3☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:41
- 6☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:07
- 9♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:15
- 10☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:24
- 11♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:15
- 4♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:58
- 6♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:41
- 8☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:16
- 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:07
- 12☉︎ Sun05:07 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:58 to 07:07: 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.