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, 23 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:04
- 4♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:56
- 5☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:48
- 6♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:32
- 8☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:08
- 11♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:00
- 12☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:08
- 3☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:32
- 6♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:40
- 7☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:48
- 8♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 03:04
- 10☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 23 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:19: 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.