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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:46
- 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:43: 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.
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.