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, 25 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:03 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:32
- 8♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:19
- 9☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:06
- 10♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:40
- 12☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:53
- 3♂︎ Mars18:53 – 20:06
- 4☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:19
- 5♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:36
- 11☉︎ Sun04:36 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 25 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:03 to 07:50: 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.