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 Wednesday, 23 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:06
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:07
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:21
- 2☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:08
- 5♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:09
- 9♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:38
- 11☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:06 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:07, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:06 to 05:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.