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, 30 October 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:01
- 2♂︎ Mars07:01 – 07:52
- 3☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:43
- 4♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:25
- 6☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:58
- 9♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:49
- 10☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:41
- 11♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:50
- 4♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:59
- 5☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:08
- 6♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:26
- 8☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:53
- 11♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Thursday, 30 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:01: 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.