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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:42
- 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:02
- 2♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:27
Other cities · China
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:13: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.