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, 13 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:19
- 8☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:48
- 11♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:58
- 12☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:08 – 20:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:48
- 3☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:09
- 7☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:59
- 8♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:40
- 10☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:10 to 07:19: 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.