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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 03:54
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:26
- 3☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:14
- 6♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:05 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:33
- 3♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:13
- 8♂︎ Mars00:13 – 00:58
- 9☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:42
- 10♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:10
- 12☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:54, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:55 to 05:11: 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.