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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:23
- 7☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:07
- 8♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:36
- 10☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:49 – 17:05
- 2☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:21
- 3♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:52
- 5☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:39
- 8♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.