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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:34
- 2☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:41
- 3♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:15
- 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:29
- 10♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:43
- 12☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:36
- 3♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:29
- 4☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.