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 Friday, 11 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:10
- 3☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:53
- 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:58 – 19:47
- 2☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:36
- 3♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:32
- 9☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:21
- 10♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:00
- 12☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Friday, 11 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:49 to 06:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.