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Planetary hours · Xi’an (China)

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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
17:34
Next sunrise
07:41

A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:30
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:19
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:09
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:58
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:48
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:37
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:27
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:16
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:06
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 15:55
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:45
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:34

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:45
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:56
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:06
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:17
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:27
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:38
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:48
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:59
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:09
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:20
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:30
  12. 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:41

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?

On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 07:40 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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