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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:45
- 9☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:06: 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.