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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:31
- 8♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:19
- 10☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:07
- 2☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:25
- 5☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:56
- 10♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:08
- 12☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:13 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.