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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:29: 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.