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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:24
- 9☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:08 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.