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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:24
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:35
- 2☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:09
- 5♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:20
- 6☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:19
- 8☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:08
- 9♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:45
- 11☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 04:24 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:24 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.