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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 08:06: 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.