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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:14
- 2♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:04
- 6☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 12:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:56
- 9♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:54
- 10☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:51
- 11♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:54
- 4♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:56
- 5☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:59
- 6♀︎ Venus22:59 – 00:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:15
- 12☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:17 to 07:14: 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.