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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:01
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:00
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:31
- 3♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:45
- 4☉︎ Sun07:45 – 09:00
- 5♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 19:43
- 2☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 00:59
- 9☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:15
- 12♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:01 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:00, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:01 to 05:16: 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.