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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:35
- 4♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:17
- 6♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:59
- 8☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:33
- 11♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:24
- 12☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:33
- 3☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:59
- 6♂︎ Mars23:59 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:35
- 10☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.