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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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun

Sunrise
07:24
Sunset
17:31
Next sunrise
07:23

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:14
  2. 2♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:05
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:56
  4. 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:46
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:37
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:27
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:18
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:09
  9. 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 14:59
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:50
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:41
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:31

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:41
  2. 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:50
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:59
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:08
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:18
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:27
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:36
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:46
  9. 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:55
  10. 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:04
  11. 11♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:13
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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