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, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:17 to 06:26: 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.