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, 27 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:56
- 2♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:11
- 4☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:19
- 9♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:12
- 10☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:04
- 11♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 27 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 05:56: 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.