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, 28 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:49
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 03:49
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:06
- 2♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:40
- 4☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:30
- 7♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 00:56
- 9♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:39
- 10☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:22
- 11♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 28 May 2028, the Sun rises at 03:49 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:49, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:49 to 05:06: 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.