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 Monday, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:04
- 6♀︎ Venus11:04 – 11:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:51
- 8☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:32
- 11♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:26
- 12☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:32
- 3☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:52
- 6♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:58
- 7☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:05
- 8♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:17
- 10☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:36 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.