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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:31
- 2☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:36
- 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:10
- 10♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:19
- 12☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:14
- 3♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:10
- 4☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.