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 Saturday, 6 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 07:57
- 3♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:52
- 4☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:26
- 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:17
- 12♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:17
- 2☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:39
- 7♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Saturday, 6 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.