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 Wednesday, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:21 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.