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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 6 of the night, until 23:17
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:16
- 7♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:56
- 9☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:26
- 12♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:26
- 2♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:46
- 4☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:17
- 7♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:06: 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.