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, 3 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:17
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:16
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:30
- 2☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 09:06
- 5♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:18
- 6☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:17
- 8☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:05
- 9♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:40
- 11☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 3 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:17 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:16, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:17 to 05:30: 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.