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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:08
- 12☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:59 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.