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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:45: 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.