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, 24 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:33
- 6☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:19
- 7♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:51
- 9☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:09
- 12♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:09
- 2♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:37
- 4☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 24 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:44 to 07:30: 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.