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 Wednesday, 1 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:00
- 2☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:19
- 5♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:06
- 12♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:06
- 2♀︎ Venus19:06 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:20
- 9♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:07
- 11☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 1 September 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.