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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:34
- 2☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.