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, 9 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:20
- 2☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:16
- 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:09
- 3♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:10
- 4☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:17
- 10♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:18
- 11☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:19
- 12♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Tuesday, 9 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:20: 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.