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, 19 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:23
- 11☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:23
- 3☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 19 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:32 to 07:37: 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.