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, 14 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:03
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:02
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:17
- 2♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:46
- 4☽︎ Moon07:46 – 09:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:00
- 9♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:45
- 10☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:31
- 11♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 14 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:03 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:02, lasts 9h 05m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:03 to 05:17: 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.