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 Friday, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:22
- 5☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:02
- 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:57
- 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.