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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:36
- 3♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:41: 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.