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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 4 of the night, until 22:36
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:19
- 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:19
- 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 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 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.