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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:16
- 10♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:24
- 3♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:15
- 4☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:59 to 07:07: 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.