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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:22
- 2☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:14
- 3♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:15
- 11☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.