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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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
17:24
Next sunrise
06:33

A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:27
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:21
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:15
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:09
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:04
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:58
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:52
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:47
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:41
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:35
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:29
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:24

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:29
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:35
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:41
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:47
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:53
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:59
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:04
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:10
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:16
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:22
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:28
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:33

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:32 to 07:27: 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.

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