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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:20
- 2♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:13
- 3☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:07
- 4♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:34
- 9♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:27
- 10☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:21
- 11♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:34
- 5☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 03:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 04:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:14
- 11♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:21
- 12☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:27 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.