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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:38
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:36
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:47
- 2☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:14
- 5♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:23
- 6☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:32
- 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:13
- 9♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 02:55
- 11☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:38 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:36, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:38 to 05:47: 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.