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 Tuesday, 23 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 03:52
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars03:53 – 05:09
- 2☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:26
- 3♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:58
- 5☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:51
- 12☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 19:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 00:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:41
- 10♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:25
- 11☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:09
- 12♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 23 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:52, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 03:53 to 05:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.