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 Friday, 31 May 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:16
- 3☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:30
- 10♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:01
- 12☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 31 May 2024, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.