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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:12 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:26
- 8♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:11
- 9☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:56
- 10♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:26
- 12☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:41
- 3♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:56
- 4☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:11
- 5♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:12 to 07:57: 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.