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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:39: 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.