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, 15 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:13
- 10♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:25
- 12♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:25
- 2☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:42
- 9☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:24
- 12♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaohsiung?
On Saturday, 15 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:18 to 06:24: 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.