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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:50
- 8♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:36
- 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:22
- 2☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:34
- 12☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:33: 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.