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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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
17:22
Next sunrise
06:34

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:27
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:22
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:16
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:10
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:04
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:58
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:52
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:46
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:40
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:34
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:28
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:22

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:28
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:34
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:40
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:46
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:52
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:58
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:04
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:10
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:16
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:28
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:34

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:33 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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