Planetary hours
in Hsinchu.
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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:16: 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.