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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 03:59
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:15
- 2♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:45
- 4☽︎ Moon07:45 – 09:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 00:59
- 9♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:44
- 10☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:29
- 11♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 03:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:59, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:00 to 05:15: 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.