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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:52
- 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:49
- 11☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:55
- 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:19 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.