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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:13
- 3☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:56
- 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 19:51
- 2☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:40
- 3♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:35
- 9☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:02
- 12☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:51 to 06:02: 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.