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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:51 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:18
- 3♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:44
- 5☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:18
- 12☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:05
- 3♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:38
- 5♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:17
- 11☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:51 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.