Planetary hours
in Chengdu.
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, 21 November 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:12
- 10♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 21 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:34 to 08:27: 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.