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 Friday, 14 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:41
- 3☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:27
- 8♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 13:57
- 10☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:27
- 2☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:42
- 3♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:12
- 5☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 14 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.