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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:26
- 2♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:14: 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.