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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:53
- 2☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:01
- 3♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:00
- 10♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:08
- 3♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:00
- 4☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:35
- 7☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:11
- 10♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:02
- 11☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:54
- 12♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 to 05:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.