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, 17 September 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:27
- 7♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:29
- 8☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:23
- 9♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 17 September 2028, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:16: 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.