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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:25
- 6☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:16
- 7♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:00
- 9☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:35
- 12♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:35
- 2♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:52
- 4☽︎ Moon19:52 – 21:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:17
- 7♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.