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 Sunday, 12 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:14
- 4☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:12
- 10☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 12 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:53 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.