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, 18 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:43
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:51
- 2♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:08
- 4☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:15
- 9♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:07
- 10☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:58
- 11♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:43 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:43 to 05:51: 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.