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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 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 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.