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 Monday, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:57
- 4♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:47
- 5☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:37
- 6♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:45
- 11♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:34
- 12☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:45
- 3☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:36
- 8♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:57
- 10☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:28 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.