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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:58
- 3☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:45
- 8♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:18
- 9☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:09
- 10♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:50
- 12☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:40 to 05:49: 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.