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 Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:51
- 2♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:42
- 3☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:33
- 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:15
- 6☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:48
- 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:39
- 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:57
- 6♀︎ Venus23:57 – 01:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:15
- 8☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:42
- 11♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:51
- 12☉︎ Sun06:51 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.