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, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:20
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:44
- 3☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:19
- 6♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:18
- 8♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:06
- 9☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:55
- 10♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:31
- 12☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:20, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:21 to 05:33: 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.