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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 15:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 07:54
- 2☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:15
- 8♂︎ Mars12:15 – 12:58
- 9☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:41
- 10♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:08
- 12☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 17:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:25
- 3♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:41
- 4☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:58
- 5♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:32
- 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:38
- 11☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 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 07:12, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 07:54: 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.