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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:24
- 2♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:03 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.