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, 6 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:06
- 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:25 to 08:23: 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.