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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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:29
Sunset
16:50
Next sunrise
07:29

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:15
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:49
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:36
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:23
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:09
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:56
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:43
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:30
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:16
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:03
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:50

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:50 – 18:03
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:17
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:30
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:43
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:56
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:10
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:23
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:36
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:49
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 05:03
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:16
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:29

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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