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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:04
- 2☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:15
- 11☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:53 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.