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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:44
- 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:50
- 12♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:51 to 07:50: 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.