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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:03
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:04
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:19
- 2☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:35
- 3♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 09:07
- 5☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:55
- 8♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:59
- 12☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 19:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:52
- 10♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:36
- 11☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:20
- 12♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:03 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:04, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:03 to 05:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.