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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:05
- 2♂︎ Mars08:05 – 08:53
- 3☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:16
- 6☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:39
- 9♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:26
- 10☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:14
- 11♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:27
- 4♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:39
- 5☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:51
- 6♀︎ Venus22:51 – 00:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:54
- 11♂︎ Mars04:54 – 06:06
- 12☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:18 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.