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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:20
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:21
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:33
- 2☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:12
- 5♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:13
- 9♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:47
- 11☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:20 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:21, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:20 to 05:33: 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.