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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:01 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 11:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:38
- 9☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:28
- 10♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:07
- 12☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:28
- 4☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:38
- 5♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:59
- 7☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:01 to 07:50: 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.