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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:10
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:08
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:36
- 3♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:50
- 4☉︎ Sun07:50 – 09:03
- 5♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:36
- 12♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:36
- 2☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:02
- 9☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:22
- 12♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:10 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:08, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:10 to 05:23: 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.