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 Thursday, 6 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:19
- 2♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:30
- 3☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:40
- 4♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 11:01
- 6☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:42
- 10☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:52
- 11♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 20:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:42
- 4♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:31
- 5☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:21
- 6♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:00
- 8☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:18
- 12☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Thursday, 6 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:09 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.