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, 12 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:19
- 7♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:15
- 8☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:10
- 9♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:57
- 2♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:02
- 3☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:06
- 4♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:15
- 6☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 12 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:41: 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.