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, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:14
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 04:12
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:27
- 2☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:05
- 5♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:17
- 6☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:33
- 12♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:33
- 2♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:16
- 8☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:04
- 9♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:38
- 11☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:14 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:12, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:14 to 05:27: 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.