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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:07
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:08
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:37
- 3☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:24
- 6♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 19:56
- 2☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:24
- 8♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:09
- 9☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:54
- 10♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:23
- 12☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:07 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:08, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:07 to 05:22: 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.