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 Saturday, 22 March 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:44
- 10♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:45
- 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:32
- 12♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 22 March 2025, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:33 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.