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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 Tuesday, 30 December 2025: day of Mars

Sunrise
07:35
Sunset
16:58
Next sunrise
07:35

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:22
  2. 2☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:09
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:56
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:43
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:30
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:16
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:03
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:03 – 13:50
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:37
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:24
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:11
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:58

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:11
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:24
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:37
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:50
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:50 – 23:03
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:17
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:30
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:43
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:56
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 05:09
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:22
  12. 12♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Tuesday, 30 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 07:35 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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