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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:26
- 7♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:28
- 8☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:31
- 4♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:28
- 6☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:21
- 11♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.