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 Saturday, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:54
- 11☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:11
- 7♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:34
- 12♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaohsiung?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:38 to 07:34: 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.