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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:33
- 2♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:24
- 3☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:15
- 4♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 11:58
- 6☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:23
- 10☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:14
- 11♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 17:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:23
- 4♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:58
- 8☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:25
- 11♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:33
- 12☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:41 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.