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, 23 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:54
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:26
- 3☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:14
- 6♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:06 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:13
- 8♂︎ Mars00:13 – 00:57
- 9☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:41
- 10♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:09
- 12☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 23 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:54 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:54 to 05:10: 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.