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, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:44
- 4♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:52
- 5☉︎ Sun10:52 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:44
- 11♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:53
- 12☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:44
- 3☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:18
- 6♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:44
- 10☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:18 to 07:26: 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.