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, 1 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:34
- 3♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:43
- 4☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:11
- 7☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:11
- 7♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:23
- 12♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Saturday, 1 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:15 to 06:24: 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.