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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:03
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:15: 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.