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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:05
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:56 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:23
- 11☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:05, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:04 to 06:13: 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.