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 Wednesday, 26 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:27
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:39
- 2☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:10
- 5♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:20
- 8☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:09
- 9♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:48
- 11☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 26 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:27, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:28 to 05:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.