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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:33
- 3♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:19
- 5☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:28
- 12☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:33
- 11☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:40
- 12♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.