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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:10
- 12♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:38
- 12♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:37: 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.