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 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:17
- 4☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:23
- 5♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:05
- 12♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:34
- 7♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:22
- 9☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:04
- 12♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 8 April 2028, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:06: 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.