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, 2 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:26
- 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:13
- 12♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:13
- 2☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:45
- 7♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hsinchu?
On Saturday, 2 December 2028, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 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?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:17: 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.