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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:34
- 2♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:47
- 3☉︎ Sun06:47 – 08:00
- 4♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:26
- 6☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 14:04
- 9♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:17
- 10☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:17
- 4♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:52
- 6♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:26
- 8☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:48
- 11♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:35
- 12☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:21 to 05:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.