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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:28
- 3☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:06 to 06:17: 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.