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, 18 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 07:54
- 2☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:15
- 9☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:01
- 10♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:32
- 12☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:46
- 3♂︎ Mars18:46 – 20:00
- 4☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:15
- 5♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:43
- 7☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:54
- 12♀︎ Venus05:54 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 18 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 07:54: 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.