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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.