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 Friday, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:16
- 3☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:42
- 6♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:41
- 8♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:32
- 9☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:06
- 12☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:58 to 06:07: 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.