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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:17: 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.