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 Thursday, 13 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:05
- 3☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:45
- 6☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:24
- 9♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:17
- 10☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:10
- 11♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 16:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:17
- 4♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:24
- 5☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:31
- 6♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:45
- 8☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:06
- 11♂︎ Mars04:06 – 05:13
- 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Thursday, 13 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:19 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.