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 Sunday, 7 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:10
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:25
- 2♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:51
- 4☽︎ Moon07:51 – 09:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:35
- 2♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:03
- 9♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:50
- 10☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:37
- 11♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 7 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:10, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:12 to 05:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.