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 Saturday, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:16
- 3♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:30
- 4☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:07
- 11☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:11
- 7♀︎ Venus00:11 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:02
- 12♂︎ Mars04:02 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:49 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.