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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:31
- 8♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:16
- 10☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:01
- 2☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:09
- 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.