Planetary hours
in Chiayi City.
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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiayi City?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.