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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:31
- 11♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:38
- 12☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:32
- 3☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:07
- 7☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:49
- 10☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:31 to 07:37: 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.