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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:16
- 2♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:04
- 3☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:52
- 4♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:29
- 6☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:53
- 9♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:41
- 10☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:29
- 11♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:42
- 4♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:54
- 5☉︎ Sun20:54 – 22:05
- 6♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:29
- 8☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 04:05
- 11♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:17
- 12☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:06: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:28 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.