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, 9 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:09
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:08
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:36
- 3☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:16
- 6♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:43
- 8♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:16
- 8♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:02
- 9☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:49
- 10♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:22
- 12☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 9 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:09 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:08, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:09 to 05:23: 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.