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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:53 – 07:38
- 2☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:06
- 8♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:51
- 9☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:36
- 10♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:06
- 12☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 17:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:21
- 3♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:36
- 4☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:52
- 5♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:22
- 7☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:53 to 07:38: 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.