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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:50 to 07:46: 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.