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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:48
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 03:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:48 – 05:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:24
- 3☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 09:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:19
- 6♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:31
- 10☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 18:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:08
- 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:19
- 8♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:01
- 9☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:43
- 10♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:07
- 12☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:48 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:49, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:48 to 05:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.