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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:40
- 2☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:50 to 08:40: 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.