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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:36
- 4☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:51
- 11☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:36
- 10☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:42
- 11♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:56 to 08:49: 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.