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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:45
- 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.