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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:39
- 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:16
- 12☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:31
- 4☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:39
- 5♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.