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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:30
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:41
- 2♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:01
- 4☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:41
- 6☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:10
- 9♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:00
- 10☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:50
- 11♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:30, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:31 to 05:41: 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.