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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:22
- 12♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:22
- 2☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:52: 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.