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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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
07:32
Sunset
16:52
Next sunrise
07:32

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

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:18
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:05
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:52
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:38
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:25
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:12
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 12:58
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:45
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:32
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:19
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:05
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:05 – 16:52

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:05
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:19
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:32
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:45
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:59
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:12
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:25
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:39
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:52
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:05
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:19
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:32

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 07:32 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.

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