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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:03 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:45
- 3♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:21
- 12☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.