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 Saturday, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:06
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:07
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:37
- 3♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:53
- 4☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:08
- 5♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:41
- 11☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:56
- 12♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 19:57
- 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:09
- 9☽︎ Moon01:09 – 01:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:23
- 12♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:06 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:07, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:06 to 05:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.