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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:16
- 3♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:26
- 4☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:51
- 12♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:51
- 2☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:05
- 12♂︎ Mars04:05 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:54 to 06:05: 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.