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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:37
- 2♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:02
- 4☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:15
- 9♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:02
- 10☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:50
- 11♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:25 to 05:37: 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.