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, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:28
- 12☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:15
- 3♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:01
- 4☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:20
- 7☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:25
- 11☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:11: 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.
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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.