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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 06:57
- 2♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:54
- 3☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:50
- 4♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:43
- 6☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:32
- 9♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:28
- 10☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:25
- 11♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:29
- 4♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:32
- 5☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:36
- 6♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:43
- 8☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:54
- 11♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:58
- 12☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:01 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.