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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:09
- 8♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:53
- 9☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:37
- 10♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:05
- 12☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 17:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:21
- 3♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:37
- 4☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:53
- 5♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:25
- 7☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 07:44: 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.