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, 9 July 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 03:53
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 03:53
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun03:53 – 05:10
- 2♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:45
- 4☽︎ Moon07:45 – 09:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:48
- 11☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:48
- 3☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:03
- 9♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:46
- 10☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:28
- 11♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 03:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 9 July 2028, the Sun rises at 03:53 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:53, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 03:53 to 05:10: 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.