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, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:05
- 12♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:28: 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.