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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.