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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:45
- 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:38
- 12♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:38
- 2☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 23:00
- 5♂︎ Mars23:00 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.