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, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 15:03
- 9☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:18
- 12☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:12
- 3♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:07
- 4☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:02
- 5♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:22 to 07:27: 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.