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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:10
- 11☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:10
- 3☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:16: 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.