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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:46
- 2☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:42
- 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:33
- 10♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:15
- 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:05 to 06:14: 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.