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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:10
- 2☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:47
- 12☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:11
- 12♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.