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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:43
- 3♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:55
- 4☉︎ Sun07:55 – 09:07
- 5♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:29
- 12♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:29
- 2☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:06
- 9☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:30
- 12♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:20 to 05:31: 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.