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, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:09 to 06:13: 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.