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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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
16:55
Next sunrise
07:05

A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:04 – 07:53
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:42
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:32
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:21
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:10
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:59
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:48
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:38
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:27
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:16
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:05
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:55

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:05
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:16
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:27
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:38
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:49
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:00
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:11
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:22
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:32
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:43
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:54
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:04 to 07:53: 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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