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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:03
- 6♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:38
- 2☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:42
- 3♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:51
- 5☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:22
- 12☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:21: 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.