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