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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 22:32
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:06: 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.