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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:18
- 3☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:25
- 6♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:27
- 7☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:29
- 8♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:37
- 2☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:35
- 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:31
- 5☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:25
- 8♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:23
- 9☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:21
- 10♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:17
- 12☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:14 to 06:16: 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.