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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:49
- 4☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.