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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 08:00: 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.