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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:33
- 11☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:39
- 12♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:39
- 2☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:36: 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.