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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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:22
Sunset
18:32
Next sunrise
05:23

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:28
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:34
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:40
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:45
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:51
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:57
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:03
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:08
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:14
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:20
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:26
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:32

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:26
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:20
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:14
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:09
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:09 – 23:03
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:57
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:51
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:46
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:40
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:34
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:29
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?

On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:22 to 06:28: 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.

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