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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:22
- 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:22
- 2♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.