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 Monday, 4 September 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:15
- 4♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:20
- 5☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:26
- 6♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:37
- 8☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:54
- 11♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:00
- 12☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:54
- 3☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:38
- 6♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:32
- 7☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:27
- 8♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:15
- 10☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Monday, 4 September 2028, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:58 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.