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, 27 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:42
- 4♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:55
- 6♀︎ Venus11:55 – 13:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:07
- 8☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:26
- 11♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:32
- 12☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:54
- 8♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:42
- 10☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 27 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:24 to 07:30: 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.