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 Monday, 4 September 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:52
- 4♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:05
- 8☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:16
- 11♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:19
- 12☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:06
- 6♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:02
- 7☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:59
- 8♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chengdu?
On Monday, 4 September 2028, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:41 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.