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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:28: 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.