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 Tuesday, 7 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:08
- 2☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:14
- 3♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:25
- 5☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:41
- 8♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:03
- 12☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 19:57
- 3♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:46
- 5♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:35
- 7☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:18
- 10♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:06
- 12♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 7 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:03 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.