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 Friday, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:29
- 3☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:33
- 3♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:45
- 9☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:37
- 10♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:22
- 12☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:21: 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.