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, 21 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:45
- 3☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:36
- 2☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:37
- 10♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:52
- 12☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 21 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:00 to 08:52: 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.