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, 10 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:26
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:38
- 2☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:50
- 3♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:14
- 5☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:14
- 10♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:38
- 12☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:26
- 3♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:14
- 4☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:03
- 10♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:51
- 11☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:39
- 12♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 10 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:26 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:26 to 05:38: 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.