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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:32
- 4♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:26
- 9♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:36
- 10☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:47
- 11♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:08 – 20:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:36
- 4♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:26
- 5☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:15
- 6♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:01
Other cities · China
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Thursday, 18 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 06:01, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.