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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:41
- 12♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.