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, 21 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:53
- 4♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:54
- 5☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:55
- 6♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:57
- 8☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:00
- 11♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:01
- 12☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:00
- 3☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:57
- 6♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:56
- 8♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:54
- 10☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 21 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:51 to 07:52: 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.