Planetary hours
in Kaohsiung.
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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:01 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:25
- 2☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:35
- 5☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:52
- 10♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaohsiung?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:01 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.