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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:43
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 03:43
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 05:01
- 2☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:57
- 5♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:15
- 6☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:15
- 8☉︎ Sun00:15 – 00:57
- 9♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:20
- 11☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 03:43 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:43, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:43 to 05:01: 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.