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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:00
- 2☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:55
- 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:47
- 5☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:31
- 9☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:23
- 3♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:27
- 4☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:31
- 5♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:52
- 10♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:00
- 12♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:04 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.