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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:13: 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.