Planetary hours
in Beijing.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 3 of the night, until 20:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:38: 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.