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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:22
- 2☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.