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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:22
- 7♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:51
- 9☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:05
- 12♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:50 – 17:05
- 2♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:36
- 4☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 22:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:39: 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.