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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:18
- 12♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:18
- 2☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:50
- 12♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:49: 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.