Planetary hours
in Banqiao.
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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:51
- 10☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:50
- 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:46
- 9☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Banqiao?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:42: 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.