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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:23: 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.