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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 Wednesday, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:05
Sunset
17:51
Next sunrise
07:04

A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 07:59
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:53
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:47
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:40
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:34
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:28
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:22
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:16
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:10
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:04
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:58
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:51

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:57
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:03
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:09
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:16
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:22
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:28
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:34
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:40
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:46
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:52
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:58
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:04

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Beijing?

On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:05 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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