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, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:03
- 3♀︎ Venus08:03 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:05
- 12☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:12
- 3♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:57
- 10♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:04
- 11☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:16 to 07:10: 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.