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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:22
- 11☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:07: 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.