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 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:03
- 3♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:50
- 10♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:07 to 08:05: 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.