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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:16
- 7♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:05
- 8☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:54
- 9♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:32
- 11☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:22
- 2♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:33
- 3☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:44
- 4♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:06
- 6☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:11: 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.