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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:14
- 8☉︎ Sun12:14 – 12:57
- 9♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:24
- 11☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:07
- 2♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:24
- 3☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:41
- 4♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:14
- 6☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 15:51: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.