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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:03
- 2☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:26
- 12♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:17
- 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:48 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 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.