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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:01: 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.