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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:59
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:32
- 3☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 09:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:22
- 6♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:45
- 3♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:23
- 8♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:06
- 9☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:50
- 10♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:17
- 12☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:59 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:00, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:59 to 05:16: 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.