Planetary hours
in Keelung.
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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:42
- 5♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Keelung?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:48: 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.