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Planetary hours · Shanghai (China)

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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:22
Sunset
18:33
Next sunrise
05:22

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:27
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:33
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:39
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:45
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:51
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:03
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:09
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:15
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:21
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:27
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:33

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:27
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:21
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:15
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:09
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:03
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:57
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:52
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:46
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:40
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:34
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:28
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:22

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?

On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:27: 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.

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