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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:49
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 03:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 05:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:25
- 3♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:43
- 4☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:01
- 5♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:37
- 7☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 18:08
- 12♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 22:56
- 6☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:37
- 7♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:01
- 9☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:07
- 12♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:49 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:49, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:49 to 05:07: 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.