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 Monday, 8 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:18
- 4♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:17
- 5☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:16
- 6♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:08
- 12☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:15
- 8♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:17
- 10☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 8 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:22 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.