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 Wednesday, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.