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 Saturday, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:28
- 4☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:29
- 10♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:09
- 12♀︎ Venus16:09 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:09
- 2☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:57 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.