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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:01
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 04:02
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:18
- 2♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:50
- 4☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:07
- 9♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:51
- 10☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:35
- 11♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:01 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:02, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:01 to 05:18: 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.