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 Friday, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:34
- 2☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:27
- 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.