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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:34
- 2☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 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 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.