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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 Thursday, 7 January 2027: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
07:36
Sunset
17:04
Next sunrise
07:36

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:23
  2. 2♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:10
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:58
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:45
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:33
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:20
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:07
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:55
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:42
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:30
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:17
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:04

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:17
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:30
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:42
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:55
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 23:07
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:20
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:33
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:45
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:58
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 05:10
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:23
  12. 12☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:36

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Thursday, 7 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

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

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