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, 2 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:48
- 5☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:32
- 8♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:10
- 12☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:16
- 3♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:27
- 5♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:37
- 7☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:54
- 10♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shanghai?
On Tuesday, 2 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:04: 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.