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 Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:52
- 10♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:37
- 11☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:21
- 12♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:21
- 2☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:08
- 5♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:24
- 6☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:13 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.