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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:39
- 10☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:59
- 2☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:08 to 07:18: 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.