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, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:40
- 3☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:23
- 8♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:51 to 08:46: 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.