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, 21 September 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:19
- 2☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:20
- 3♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:23
- 5☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:27
- 8♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:28
- 9☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:29
- 5♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:26
- 7☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:23
- 10♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:21
- 11☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:20
- 12♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 21 September 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:18 to 06:19: 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.