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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:43
- 2☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:43
- 3♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:45
- 5☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:48
- 9☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:48
- 10♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:48
- 4☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:44
- 10♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:44
- 11☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:43
- 12♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Banqiao?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:43: 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.