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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:44
- 10♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:31
- 11☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:23: 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.