Unsure how to solve first-order Markov Chain problem

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I am working on solving the following problem (I am new to Markov Chains):

-It can be either rainy or sunny on a given day.
-The probability that a rainy day is followed by a rainy day is 0.5.
-The probability that a sunny day is followed by a sunny day is 0.3.

What is the percentage of days we can expect it to be rainy, asymptotically?

I created the transition matrix:

                 Rainy today|Sunny today
Rainy tomorrow    0.5       | 0.7
Sunny tomorrow    0.5       | 0.3

I used the joint probability formula like this P(rainy)=0.5*0.7 but this answer does not seem correct.

I hope someone can guide me and tell me what I am not doing correctly here. Thanks.