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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.