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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:06: 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.