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, 29 July 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:14
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:27
- 2♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:56
- 4☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:11
- 9♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:57
- 10☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:42
- 11♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Sunday, 29 July 2029, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:14, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:12 to 05:27: 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.