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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:48
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 03:47
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:48 – 05:05
- 2♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:39
- 4☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 00:56
- 9♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:39
- 10☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:21
- 11♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 03:48 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:47, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.