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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:12
- 3♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:23
- 4☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:34
- 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:01
- 12♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:50 to 06:01: 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.