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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:34
- 3☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:23
- 6♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:16
- 8♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:02
- 2☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:06
- 3♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:13
- 5☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:24
- 8♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:28
- 9☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:39
- 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.