Planetary hours
in Shanghai.
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 Monday, 18 November 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:54
- 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:46
- 6♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:31
- 8☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:09
- 11♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:01
- 12☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:09
- 3☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:32
- 6♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:39
- 7☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:47
- 8♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 18 November 2024, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:24 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.