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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:28
- 3☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:10
- 2☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:11
- 9☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:37
- 12☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 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 07:46, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:36: 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.