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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:01
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:33
- 3♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:50
- 4☉︎ Sun07:50 – 09:06
- 5♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:45
- 11☉︎ Sun16:45 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:56
- 6☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:07
- 9☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:18
- 12♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:01, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:00 to 05:17: 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.