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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.