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 Sunday, 19 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:42
- 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:03
- 2♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tianjin?
On Sunday, 19 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.