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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:18
- 11♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:52 to 06:05: 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.