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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:41
- 11☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:49
- 2♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:41
- 3☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.