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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:10
- 11☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:03
- 2♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:10
- 3☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:13: 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.