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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:18 to 08:12: 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.