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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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
07:36
Sunset
17:03
Next sunrise
07:36

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:23
  2. 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:10
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 09:57
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:45
  5. 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:32
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:19
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:06
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:54
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:41
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:28
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:03

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:15
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:28
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:41
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:54
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:06
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:19
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:32
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:45
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:57
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 05:10
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:23
  12. 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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