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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:03 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:03 to 06:59: 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.