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, 13 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:04
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:03
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:32
- 3♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:47
- 4☉︎ Sun07:47 – 09:01
- 5♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:00
- 9☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:17
- 12♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 13 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:04 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:03, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:04 to 05:18: 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.