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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:14
- 2☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:25
- 3♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 04:04
- 10♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:09
- 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:15
- 12♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.