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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:29
- 2♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:28
- 3☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:26
- 4♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:24
- 6☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:20
- 9♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:18
- 10☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:17
- 11♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:18
- 4♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:20
- 5☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:21
- 6♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:24
- 8☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:29
- 11♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:30
- 12☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:31 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.