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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:12
- 10♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.