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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:38
- 8♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:32
- 9☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:25
- 10♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:25
- 4☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:32
- 5♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:11
- 11☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:16: 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.