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, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, 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 06:23, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.