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, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:00
- 4♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:53
- 5☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:45
- 6♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:31
- 8☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:09
- 11♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:02
- 12☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 19:10
- 3☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:31
- 6♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:39
- 7☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:46
- 8♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:00
- 10☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:21 to 07:14: 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.