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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:35: 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.