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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:38
- 9☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:26
- 10♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:02
- 12☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 18:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:14
- 3♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:26
- 4☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:39
- 5♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:40
- 10♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:52
- 11☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:16 to 08:04: 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.