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, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:01
- 3♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:24
- 10♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:14
- 12♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:14
- 2☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 04:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:06: 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.