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, 21 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:44
- 7☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:30
- 8♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:03
- 10☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:35
- 2☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:49
- 3♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:16
- 5☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:52
- 12☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Friday, 21 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 07:53: 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.