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, 14 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:57
- 2☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:04
- 3♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:19
- 5☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:41
- 8♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:48
- 9☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:10
- 12☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:03
- 3♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:55
- 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:10
- 10♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:03
- 11☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:55
- 12♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:50 to 05:57: 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.