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 Friday, 24 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?
On Friday, 24 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.