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 July 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:10
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:11
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:24
- 2☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:39
- 3♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:09
- 5☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:54
- 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 19:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:39
- 3♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:24
- 4☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:55
- 10♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:40
- 11☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:25
- 12♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 27 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:10 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:11, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:10 to 05:24: 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.