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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:46
- 10♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:41
- 11☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:50
- 5♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:09
- 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:22
- 12♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:21: 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.