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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:27
- 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:20 to 07:27: 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.