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, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:51
- 4♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:07
- 8☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:20
- 11♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:24
- 12☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:20
- 3☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:00
- 8♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:39 to 07:43: 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.