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 Monday, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 08:56
- 4♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:50
- 5☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:44
- 6♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:31
- 8☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:12
- 11♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:06
- 12☉︎ Sun16:06 – 16:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:12
- 3☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:31
- 6♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:38
- 7☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:44
- 8♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:57
- 10☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:15 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.