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 Tuesday, 25 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 13:00
- 8♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:10
- 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:21
- 10♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:12
- 11☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:02
- 12♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Tuesday, 25 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.