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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.