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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:32
- 8☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:53
- 11☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:39
- 2♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:52
- 3☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:05
- 4♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 07:51: 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.