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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:42: 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.