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 Wednesday, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 03:50
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 05:07
- 2☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:57
- 5♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:14
- 6☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:13
- 8☉︎ Sun00:13 – 00:57
- 9♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:23
- 11☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:50, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:50 to 05:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.