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, 19 April 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:39
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:58
- 3♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:06
- 4☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:15
- 5♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:16
- 12♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:16
- 2☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:14
- 9☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:48
- 12♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 19 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:39, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:40 to 05:49: 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.