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 Friday, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:46
- 3☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:19
- 6♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:31
- 7☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:42
- 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:18
- 8♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:07
- 9☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:56
- 10♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:33
- 12☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:23 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:23 to 05:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.