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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:26
- 2♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:33
- 3☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:39
- 4♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:52
- 6☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 14:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:11
- 9♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:17
- 10☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:23
- 11♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:17
- 4♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:11
- 5☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:05
- 6♀︎ Venus00:05 – 00:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:52
- 8☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:33
- 11♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:27
- 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:20 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.