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 Friday, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:24
- 3♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:51 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.