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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:43
- 11♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.