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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:56
- 5☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:32
- 8♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:16
- 10♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:00
- 12☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:08
- 3♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:16
- 4☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:24
- 5♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:05
- 10♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.