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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:44
- 2☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:35
- 11☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.