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 Sunday, 15 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 15 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:44 to 08:40: 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.