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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:36
- 11☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:45
- 2♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:36
- 3☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:15: 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.