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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:22
- 12♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:22
- 2♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:53
- 4☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 07:58: 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.