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 Wednesday, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:53
- 2☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.