Planetary hours
in Harbin.
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, 24 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:39
- 12♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:39
- 2♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:05
- 4☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 24 January 2024, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 07:51: 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.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.