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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:36: 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.