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, 17 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 03:59
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 03:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:14
- 2☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 09:00
- 5♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:15
- 6☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 19:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:00 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:14
- 8☉︎ Sun00:14 – 00:59
- 9♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:29
- 11☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 03:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 17 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:59 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:58, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 03:59 to 05:14: 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.