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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:10
- 12♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:33
- 12♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:40 to 08:32: 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.