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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.