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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:24
- 10☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:13
- 2☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:30
- 5☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:10
- 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:15 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.