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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:57
- 9☉︎ Sun14:57 – 15:58
- 10♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:59
- 3♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:58
- 4☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:53
- 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.