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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:05
- 12♂︎ Mars16:05 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:05
- 2♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:47: 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.