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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:24
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 04:25
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:49
- 3♂︎ Mars06:49 – 08:01
- 4☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:13
- 5♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:38
- 7☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:28
- 11☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:14
- 9☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:37
- 12♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:24 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:25, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:24 to 05:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.