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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:55
- 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:16
- 10♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:08
- 11☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:01
- 12♀︎ Venus16:01 – 16:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 18:01
- 2☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:24
- 5♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:32
- 6☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:55
- 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 03:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:18: 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.