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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:16
- 7♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:07
- 8☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:57
- 9♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:39
- 11☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:30
- 2♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:39
- 3☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:49
- 4♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:07
- 6☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:36
- 9♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:03: 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.