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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 00:44
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.