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 Sunday, 15 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:43
- 2♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:05
- 4☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:16
- 9♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:06
- 10☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:55
- 11♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 15 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:32 to 05:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.