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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:23
- 3♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 11:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:16
- 11☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:30
- 12♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:30
- 2☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:09
- 12♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:55 to 06:09: 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.