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 Friday, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:02
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:01
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:31
- 3☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 09:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:15
- 6♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:44
- 8♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:14
- 8♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:00
- 9☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:45
- 10♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:16
- 12☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:02 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:01, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:02 to 05:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.