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 Wednesday, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:14
- 11☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:45 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.