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 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:06
- 2☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:24
- 5☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:41
- 8♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:58
- 3♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:34
- 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:16
- 10♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 8 April 2025, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:06: 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.