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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:41
- 4♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:45
- 5☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:50
- 6♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:58
- 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 15:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:15
- 12☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:11
- 3☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:58
- 6♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:50
- 8♀︎ Venus00:50 – 01:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:42
- 10☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:29
Other cities · China
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:29 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.