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, 21 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 03:56
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 03:55
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:27
- 3☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:14
- 6♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:45
- 8♀︎ Venus12:45 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:04 – 19:48
- 2☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:14
- 8♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:58
- 9☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:42
- 10♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:11
- 12☽︎ Moon03:11 – 03:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 21 May 2027, the Sun rises at 03:56 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:55, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 03:56 to 05:12: 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.