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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:18
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:30
- 2♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:58
- 4☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:47
- 2♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:12
- 9♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:59
- 10☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:45
- 11♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:18, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:17 to 05:30: 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.