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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.