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 Tuesday, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:21
- 9☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:31
- 10♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:52
- 12☽︎ Moon18:52 – 20:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 20:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:42
- 3♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:31
- 4☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:01 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.