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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:17
- 2♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:29
- 3☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:42
- 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 11:07
- 6☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:46
- 9♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:58
- 10☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:11
- 11♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:46
- 5☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:33
- 6♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:08
- 8☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:30
- 11♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:18
- 12☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:04 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.