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Planetary hours · Beijing (China)

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 Sunday, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun

Sunrise
07:35
Sunset
16:56
Next sunrise
07:35

A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:21
  2. 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:08
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 09:55
  4. 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:42
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:29
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:15
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:02
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:49
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:36
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:23
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:09
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:56

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:09
  2. 2♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:23
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:36
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:49
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 23:02
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:16
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:29
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:42
  9. 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:55
  10. 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:08
  11. 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:22
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 07:35 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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