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, 5 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:21
- 7♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:18
- 8☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:16
- 9♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:11
- 11☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:09
- 2♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:11
- 3☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:19
- 6☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:27
- 9♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 5 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:33: 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.