Planetary hours
in Tianjin.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 22:47
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:41 to 07:33: 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.