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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:30: 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.