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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:32 to 07:38: 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.