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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:40
- 9☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:01
- 12♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:02
- 2♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:22 to 08:09: 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.