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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:51
- 2☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.