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 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:40
- 2☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:50
- 3♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:11
- 5☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:42
- 8♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:52
- 9☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:02
- 10♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:12
- 3♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:51
- 5♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:59
- 10♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:49
- 11☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:39
- 12♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 25 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:30 to 05:40: 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.