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, 31 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:21
- 4♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:31
- 5☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:41
- 6♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 13:02
- 8☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:32
- 11♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:42
- 12☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:32
- 3☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:01
- 6♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:51
- 7☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:41
- 8♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:21
- 10☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Monday, 31 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 04:50, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.