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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:26
- 2♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:22: 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.
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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.