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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:30: 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.