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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:57
- 12♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:36
- 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:00 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.