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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:26
- 5♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:14
- 9☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:06
- 2♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.