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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.