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 Friday, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.