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, 6 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 6 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:46 to 06:00: 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.