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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:27
- 3♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:19
- 12♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:10 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.