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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:03 to 07:02: 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.