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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:09
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:10
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:24
- 2♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:54
- 4☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:10
- 9♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:55
- 10☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:40
- 11♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:09 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:10, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:09 to 05:24: 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.