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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:19
- 2♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:19: 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.