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 Tuesday, 8 October 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:37
- 2☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:33
- 3♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:17
- 8♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:13
- 9☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:10
- 10♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:03
- 12☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:07
- 3♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:10
- 4☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:14
- 5♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:21
- 7☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:35
- 11☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:38
- 12♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:37: 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.
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.