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, 24 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 03:52
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 05:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:25
- 3♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:41
- 4☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:58
- 5♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:51
- 12♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 19:51
- 2☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:46
- 6☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:57
- 9☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:08
- 12♂︎ Mars03:08 – 03:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 24 May 2025, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:52, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:53 to 05:09: 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.