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 Wednesday, 26 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 26 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:51 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.