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 Thursday, 18 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:38
- 2♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:34
- 3☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:29
- 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:21
- 6☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:09
- 9♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:05
- 10☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:01
- 11♀︎ Venus17:01 – 17:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 18:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:05
- 4♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:09
- 5☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:13
- 6♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:21
- 8☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:33
- 11♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:37
- 12☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Thursday, 18 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:42 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.