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 Saturday, 11 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:08
- 3♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:15
- 4☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:21
- 5♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:34
- 7☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:47
- 5♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:34
- 7♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:20
- 9☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:55 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.