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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:41: 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.