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, 15 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:49 – 06:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:22
- 4♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:43
- 6♀︎ Venus10:43 – 11:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:05
- 8☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:37
- 11♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:48
- 12☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:59 – 19:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:38
- 3☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:43
- 8♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:22
- 10☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 15 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.