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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:12
- 8☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:06
- 9♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:54
- 11☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:49
- 2♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:55
- 3☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:01
- 4♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:12
- 6☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:47: 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.