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 Saturday, 13 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:11
- 3♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:21
- 4☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:32
- 9☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:00
- 12♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 13 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:49 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.