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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:09
- 3♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:43
- 5☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:05
- 8♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:52
- 9☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:39
- 10♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:13
- 12☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:26
- 3♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:39
- 4☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:52
- 5♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:57
- 10♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:35 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.