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 Tuesday, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:06
- 8♂︎ Mars14:06 – 14:58
- 9☉︎ Sun14:58 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:35
- 12☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:58
- 5♀︎ Venus22:58 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:52
- 12♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.