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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:02: 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.