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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:37
- 2☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:29
- 3♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:41
- 9☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:26
- 3♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:34
- 4☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:42
- 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:38
- 12♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:45 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.