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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:02 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:17
- 7♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:09
- 8☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:01
- 9♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:46
- 11☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:39
- 2♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:46
- 3☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:54
- 4♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:10
- 6☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:02 to 06:55: 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.