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 Monday, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:21
- 4♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:13
- 5☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:04
- 6♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:48
- 8☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:15
- 12☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:23
- 3☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:48
- 6♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:21
- 10☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:46 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.