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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaohsiung?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.