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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:17
- 7☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:55
- 10♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:47
- 11☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:40
- 12♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:40
- 2☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:03
- 5♂︎ Mars21:03 – 22:10
- 6☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:17
- 7♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:32
- 9☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:01 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.