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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 09:59
- 5♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:26
- 7☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:37
- 10♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:21
- 11☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:05
- 12♀︎ Venus15:05 – 15:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 17:05
- 2☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:54
- 5♂︎ Mars20:54 – 22:10
- 6☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 02:00
- 9☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 07:48: 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.