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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:22
- 2♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.