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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:29
- 11♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:47 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.