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, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:15: 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.