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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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
17:12
Next sunrise
06:43

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:35
  2. 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:27
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:20
  4. 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:12
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:05
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:57
  7. 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:50
  8. 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:42
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:35
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:27
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:20
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:12

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:20
  2. 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:27
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:35
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:43
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:50
  6. 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:58
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:05
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:13
  9. 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:21
  10. 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:28
  11. 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:36
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:43

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:35: 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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