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, 29 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:18
- 2☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:11
- 5☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:59
- 10♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 17:54
- 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 19:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:59
- 4☉︎ Sun21:59 – 23:01
- 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongqing?
On Tuesday, 29 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:20 to 08:18: 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.