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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:38 to 08:31: 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.
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.