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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:18
- 2♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:05
- 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:52
- 6☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:32
- 9♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:26
- 10☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:19
- 11♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:26
- 4♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:32
- 5☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:39
- 6♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:52
- 8☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:18
- 12☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:24 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.