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 Friday, 26 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:13 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:33
- 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:17
- 8♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:44
- 10☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:11
- 2☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:27
- 3♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:00
- 5☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 26 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:13 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.