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 Tuesday, 27 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:38
- 2☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:49
- 3♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:10
- 5☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:42
- 8♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:03
- 10♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:52
- 5♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:58
- 10♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:48
- 11☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:37
- 12♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 27 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:28 to 05:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.