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, 20 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:56
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 03:55
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 05:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:27
- 3♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:43
- 4☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:59
- 5♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:45
- 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 00:58
- 9☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:11
- 12♂︎ Mars03:11 – 03:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 20 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:56 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:55, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:56 to 05:12: 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.