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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:27
- 2♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:18
- 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 10:52
- 6☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:26
- 9♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:17
- 10☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:08
- 11♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:51 – 18:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:17
- 4♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:26
- 5☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:35
- 6♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:52
- 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:19
- 11♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:28
- 12☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:36 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.