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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:12
- 12☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:16 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.