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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:25
- 12☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:24: 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.