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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:04: 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.