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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:40
- 2♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:24
- 3☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:38
- 6☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:51
- 9♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:36
- 10☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:21
- 11♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:50 – 17:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:36
- 4♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:52
- 5☉︎ Sun20:52 – 22:07
- 6♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:39
- 8☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 03:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:25
- 11♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:41
- 12☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:55 to 07:40: 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.