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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:36
- 2♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:33
- 3☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:30
- 4♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:23
- 6☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:14
- 9♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:10
- 10☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:07
- 11♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:11
- 4♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:14
- 5☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:17
- 6♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:24
- 8☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:34
- 11♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:38
- 12☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:40 to 06:36: 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.