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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.