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, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:48
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 03:48
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 05:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:22
- 3♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:39
- 4☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:57
- 5♀︎ Venus08:57 – 10:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:56
- 12♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 19:56
- 2☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:56
- 9☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:05
- 12♂︎ Mars03:05 – 03:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:48 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:48, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:48 to 05:05: 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.