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 Thursday, 12 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:06
- 2♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:06
- 3☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:05
- 4♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:04
- 6☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:02
- 9♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:01
- 10☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:01
- 11♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:02
- 5☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:02
- 6♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:03
- 8☽︎ Moon02:03 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 05:05
- 11♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:05
- 12☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Thursday, 12 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:07 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.