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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:29
- 4♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:34
- 5☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:40
- 6♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:52
- 8☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:15
- 12☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:52
- 6♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:46
- 7☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:11 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.