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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:19: 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.