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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:27
- 2☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 09:10
- 5♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:25
- 6☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:52
- 12♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 19:52
- 2♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:11
- 9♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:42
- 11☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:12 to 05:27: 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.