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 Sunday, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:01
- 2♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:21
- 4☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:31
- 11☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:11
- 11♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:51 to 06:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.