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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:33
- 9☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaohsiung?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:04: 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.