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, 14 July 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:08 – 20:58
- 2☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Friday, 14 July 2028, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:20: 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.