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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:57
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 03:58
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:14
- 2☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:05
- 5♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:22
- 6☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:06
- 9♀︎ Venus01:06 – 01:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:32
- 11☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 03:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:57 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:58, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:57 to 05:14: 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.