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, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:48
- 2☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:42
- 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 15:58
- 10♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 17:46
- 12☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:52
- 3♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:58
- 4☉︎ Sun21:58 – 23:04
- 5♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:17
- 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:35
- 10♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:54 to 08:48: 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.