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, 31 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:30
- 4♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:44
- 5☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:58
- 6♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:26
- 8☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:07
- 11♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:21
- 12☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:07
- 3☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:11
- 7☉︎ Sun00:11 – 00:58
- 8♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:30
- 10☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Monday, 31 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:48 to 06:02: 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.