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 Wednesday, 11 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.