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, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:47 – 06:01
- 2☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:15
- 3♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:44
- 5☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:54
- 10♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:23
- 12☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:09
- 3♂︎ Mars21:09 – 21:54
- 4☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:29
- 10♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:01
- 12♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:47 to 06:01: 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.