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Planetary hours · Banqiao (Taiwan)

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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
17:14
Next sunrise
06:01

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:56
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 07:52
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:49
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:45
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:41
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:37
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:33
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:29
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:26
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:22
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:18
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:14

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:18
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:22
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:26
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:30
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:33
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:37
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:41
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:45
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:49
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:53
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:57
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:01

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Banqiao?

On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:00 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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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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.