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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:03 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:27
- 9☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:22
- 10♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:13
- 12☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:10 to 06:15: 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.