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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:09
- 3♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:15
- 4☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:20
- 5♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:48
- 10♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:59
- 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 18:59
- 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:37
- 6☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:21
- 9☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.