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, 14 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:18
- 11☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:26
- 2☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Saturday, 14 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:04 to 07:11: 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.