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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:34
- 2☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:12
- 12☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:08
- 3♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:05
- 4☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:01
- 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:42
- 10♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:38
- 11☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:35
- 12♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:34: 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.