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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:38
- 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:15: 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.