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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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
17:24
Next sunrise
05:56

A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:53
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:50
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:47
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:45
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:42
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:40
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:37
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:34
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:32
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:29
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:26
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:24

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:26
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:29
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:32
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:34
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:37
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:40
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:43
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:45
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:48
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:51
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:53
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:56

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?

On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:55 to 06:53: 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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