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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:23
- 7☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:36
- 10♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:20
- 11☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:05
- 12♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:05
- 2☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:52
- 5♂︎ Mars20:52 – 22:08
- 6☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:24
- 7♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:57 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.