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, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:18
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:19
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:31
- 2☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:45
- 3♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:12
- 5☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:46
- 12☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 19:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:33
- 3♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:59
- 10♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:46
- 11☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:32
- 12♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:18 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:19, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:18 to 05:31: 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.