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 Monday, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:00
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 03:59
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:45
- 4♂︎ Mars07:45 – 09:00
- 5☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:15
- 6♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:45
- 8☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:29
- 11♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:59 – 19:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:29
- 3☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 21:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:44
- 6♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:29
- 7☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:14
- 8♀︎ Venus00:14 – 00:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:44
- 10☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 03:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:00 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:59, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:00 to 05:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.