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, 14 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:11
- 2☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 14 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 06:11: 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.