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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:52 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:17: 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.