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 Thursday, 28 August 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:56
- 2♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:04
- 3☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:11
- 4♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:26
- 6☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:04
- 11♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:57
- 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:27
- 8☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:05
- 11♂︎ Mars03:05 – 03:57
- 12☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Thursday, 28 August 2025, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:49 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.