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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:46
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 03:45
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 05:03
- 2☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:56
- 5♂︎ Mars08:56 – 10:14
- 6☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:13
- 8☉︎ Sun00:13 – 00:56
- 9♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:21
- 11☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 03:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:46 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:45, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:46 to 05:03: 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.