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 Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:17
- 5♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:22
- 12♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:14 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.