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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:36
- 5☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:32
- 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:25
- 8☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:13
- 11♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:09
- 12☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:13
- 3☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:29
- 7☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:33
- 8♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:52 to 07:48: 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.