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 Friday, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:28
- 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:34
- 5☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiayi City?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:20 to 07:14: 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.