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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:19
- 2☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:39
- 5☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:59
- 8♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:46
- 9☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:32
- 10♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:06
- 12☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:32
- 4☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:53
- 10♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:19
- 12♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:32 to 08:19: 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.