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, 6 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:35
- 2☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 08:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:13
- 5♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:14
- 9♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:48
- 11☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 6 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:22 to 05:35: 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.