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 Sunday, 23 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:09
- 11☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:15
- 2♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:02
- 4♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Xi’an?
On Sunday, 23 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:03 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.