Planetary hours
in Chongqing.
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 Saturday, 23 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:16
- 11☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:01
- 6☉︎ Sun00:01 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.