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, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:28
- 6♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:54
- 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:06
- 2☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:21
- 9☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:15
- 10♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:02
- 12☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:03: 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.