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 Friday, 18 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:17
- 3☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:39
- 3♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Friday, 18 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:27 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.