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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:06 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:06 to 07:55: 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.