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, 10 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:12
- 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Wednesday, 10 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:19: 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.