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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:32: 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.