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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:30
- 2♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:54
- 4☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:30
- 2♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:05
- 9♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:53
- 10☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:41
- 11♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:18 to 05:30: 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.