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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:51
- 9☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:08
- 12♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:08
- 2♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:37
- 4☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:31: 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.