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 Tuesday, 4 September 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:20
- 5☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:00
- 12☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 19:54
- 3♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:32
- 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:15
- 10♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:10
- 11☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Harbin?
On Tuesday, 4 September 2029, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.