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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:25
- 2♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:31
- 3☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:38
- 4♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:52
- 6☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 13:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:12
- 9♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:19
- 10☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:25
- 11♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:19
- 4♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:05
- 6♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:52
- 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:32
- 11♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:25
- 12☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:18 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.