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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:44 to 07:42: 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.