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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:51
- 4♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.