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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:54
- 3♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:46
- 5♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:38
- 7☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:17
- 12♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:17
- 2☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:34
- 6☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.