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 Monday, 16 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:22
- 6♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:00
- 11♂︎ Mars17:00 – 17:56
- 12☉︎ Sun17:56 – 18:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:00
- 3☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:21
- 8♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 16 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:43 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.