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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 08:59
- 3☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:28
- 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:02
- 2☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:15
- 3♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:41
- 5☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.