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, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:08
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:07
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:22
- 2♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:49
- 4☽︎ Moon07:49 – 09:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:24
- 3☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:02
- 9♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:48
- 10☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:34
- 11♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:08 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:07, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:08 to 05:22: 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.