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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:56 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:56 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.