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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.