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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:05: 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.