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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:48
- 3☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:38
- 7☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:51
- 8♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:29
- 3♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:14
- 9☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:01
- 10♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:36
- 12☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:23 to 05:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.