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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 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 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.