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 Thursday, 28 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:03
- 2♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:17
- 3☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:30
- 4♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:39
- 9♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:52
- 10☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:06
- 11♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:52
- 4♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 00:57
- 8☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:16
- 11♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:03
- 12☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Thursday, 28 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:50 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.