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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:30
- 10♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:38
- 11☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:45
- 12♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:45
- 2☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:23
- 5♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:33
- 12♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.