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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:33
- 3♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:40: 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.