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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:01 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:01 to 07:56: 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.