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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:33
- 2♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:53: 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.