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 Sunday, 6 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 03:51
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:08
- 2♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:44
- 4☽︎ Moon07:44 – 09:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 18:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:07
- 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:02
- 9♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:44
- 10☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:27
- 11♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 6 July 2025, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:51, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:50 to 05:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.