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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:06
- 3♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:36
- 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:30
- 9☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:24
- 10♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:24
- 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:30
- 5♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:42
- 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:12: 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.