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, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 06:00
- 2☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:15
- 3♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:45
- 5☽︎ Moon09:45 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 16:00
- 10♀︎ Venus16:00 – 17:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:29
- 12☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:14
- 3♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:15
- 11☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:00
- 12♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:45
Other cities · China
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.