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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:09
- 3☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:44
- 5☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:21
- 9☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:15
- 10♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:04
- 12☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:03: 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.