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, 13 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:15
- 3♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:13
- 11☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:28
- 12♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:28
- 2☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 00:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 13 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.