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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:25
- 6♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:16
- 7☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:07
- 8♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:50
- 10☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:32
- 2☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:41
- 3♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:59
- 5☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:35
- 9☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:09 to 07:01: 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.