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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:53
- 9☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:05
- 12♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:48 – 17:05
- 2♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:37
- 4☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 22:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:25
- 7♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 07:45: 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.