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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 06:08
- 2♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:22
- 3☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:36
- 4♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 11:05
- 6☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:47
- 9♂︎ Mars14:47 – 16:02
- 10☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:16
- 11♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:02
- 4♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:34
- 6♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:05
- 8☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:22
- 11♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:08
- 12☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:53 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.