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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:04
- 3☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:49
- 5☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:20
- 9☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:12
- 10♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:57
- 12☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 05:56: 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.