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, 15 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:13
- 8☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:08
- 9♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:57
- 11☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:52
- 2♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:58
- 3☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:03
- 4♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:14
- 6☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:35
- 10☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 15 October 2028, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 06:44: 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.