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 Sunday, 24 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:00
- 8☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Sunday, 24 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.