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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:54
- 2☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:25: 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.