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, 1 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:44
- 3☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:25
- 6♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 19:48
- 2☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:12
- 9☉︎ Sun01:12 – 01:58
- 10♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:31
- 12☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 1 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:16 to 05:30: 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.