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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:26
- 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:17
- 11☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:35
- 5♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:45
- 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:50 to 07:41: 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.