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 Friday, 25 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:29
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:51
- 3☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:21
- 6♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:31
- 7☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:51
- 5☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:20
- 8♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:10
- 9☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:00
- 10♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:39
- 12☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 25 April 2025, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:29, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:30 to 05:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.