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, 24 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:12
- 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:17
- 2☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:49
- 12☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 24 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:58 to 08:48: 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.