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, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:58
- 2☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:47
- 3♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:11
- 12☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:09: 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?
Venus, 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: 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.