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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:36
- 2♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:27
- 3☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:18
- 4♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:01
- 6☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:27
- 10☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:19
- 11♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:27
- 4♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:36
- 5☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:45
- 6♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 02:02
- 8☽︎ Moon02:02 – 03:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:28
- 11♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:36
- 12☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:44 to 08:36: 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.