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, 27 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:50
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 03:49
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 05:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:23
- 3♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:40
- 4☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:57
- 5♀︎ Venus08:57 – 10:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 14:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:56
- 9☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:06
- 12♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Saturday, 27 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:50 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:49, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:50 to 05:07: 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.