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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:33
- 3♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:17
- 5☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:25
- 10♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:33
- 11☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:41
- 12♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.