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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:37
- 4♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:47
- 5☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:58
- 6♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:49
- 11♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:59
- 12☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:10 – 20:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:49
- 3☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:18
- 6♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:58
- 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:37
- 10☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:06 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.