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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:48
- 5☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:20
- 10♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:37
- 7☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:54
- 10♂︎ Mars02:54 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.