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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:19
- 3♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:21
- 4☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:23
- 5♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:26
- 7☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:32
- 10♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:36
- 2☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:29
- 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:24
- 9☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:18
- 12♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:16 to 06:17: 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.