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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:26
- 4♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:07
- 6♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:49
- 8☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:22
- 11♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:13
- 12☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:22
- 3☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:49
- 6♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:58
- 7☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:08
- 8♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:53 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.