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 Wednesday, 27 September 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:24
- 5♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:23
- 7♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:22
- 4☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:24
- 7♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:25
- 9♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Wednesday, 27 September 2028, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.