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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:56
- 2♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:55
- 3☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:55
- 4♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:53
- 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:51
- 9♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:51
- 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:50
- 11♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:51
- 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:52
- 6♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:56
- 11♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:56
- 12☉︎ Sun05:56 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.