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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:51
- 4☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:37
- 5♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:11
- 7☽︎ Moon12:11 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:18
- 11☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:04
- 12♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 18:04
- 2☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:11
- 7♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.