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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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon

Sunrise
07:36
Sunset
17:02
Next sunrise
07:36

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

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:23
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:10
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 09:57
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:44
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:32
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:19
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:06
  8. 8☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:53
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:40
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:27
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:15
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:02

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:15
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:27
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:40
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:53
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 23:06
  6. 6♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:19
  7. 7☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:32
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:44
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:57
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:10
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:23
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 07:36 to 08:23: 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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