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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 03:56
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:12
- 2♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:47
- 4☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:04
- 9♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:47
- 10☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:30
- 11♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 03:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:56, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:55 to 05:12: 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.