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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:47
- 4♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:54
- 5☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:15
- 8☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:36
- 11♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:43
- 12☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:37
- 3☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:09
- 7☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:48
- 10☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:26 to 07:33: 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.