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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:09
- 2♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 16:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:24
- 11♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.