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, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:43
- 2♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:33
- 3☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:38
- 9♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:29
- 10☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:20
- 11♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:29
- 4♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:38
- 5☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:47
- 6♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:06
- 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:34
- 11♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:43
- 12☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 to 07:43: 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.