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 Sunday, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:34
- 2♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Banqiao?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:40 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.