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 Thursday, 15 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:41
- 2♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:46
- 3☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:13
- 9♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:17
- 10☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:22
- 11♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:17
- 4♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:12
- 5☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:08
- 6♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 01:58
- 8☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:45
- 11♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:40
- 12☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Thursday, 15 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:37 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.