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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 07:58
- 2♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:21
- 8☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:05
- 9♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:33
- 11☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:17
- 2♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:33
- 3☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:49
- 4♀︎ Venus19:49 – 21:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:21
- 6☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 07:58: 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.