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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:46
- 4♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:42
- 6♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:37
- 8☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:31
- 11♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:29
- 12☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:31
- 3☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:40
- 7☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:42
- 8♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:47
- 10☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:53 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.