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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:25
- 9♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:08: 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.