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 Saturday, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:38
- 7☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:17
- 10♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:10
- 11☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:10 – 20:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:24
- 5♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:31
- 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:20 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.