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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:04
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:05
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:20
- 2☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:07
- 5♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:08
- 9♀︎ Venus01:08 – 01:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:37
- 11☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:04 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:05, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:04 to 05:20: 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.