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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 07:53
- 3♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:34
- 5♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:16
- 7☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 12:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:49
- 10♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:40
- 11☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:31
- 12♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:31
- 2☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 20:58
- 5♂︎ Mars20:58 – 22:08
- 6☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:17
- 7♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:35
- 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 05:03
- 12♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:02: 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.