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, 12 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:46: 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.