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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:07
- 2☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:11
- 3♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:21
- 5☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:44
- 10♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 18:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:45
- 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:31
- 7☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:17
- 10♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:08
- 12♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:02 to 06:07: 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.