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, 1 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:16
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:17
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:30
- 2☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:44
- 3♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:11
- 5☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:48
- 12☽︎ Moon17:48 – 19:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 19:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:58
- 10♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:45
- 11☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:31
- 12♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 1 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:16 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:17, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:16 to 05:30: 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.