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, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:42
- 2☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:34
- 3♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:09 to 07:17: 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.