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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:09
- 7♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:31: 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.