Planetary hours
in Taichung.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 3 of the night, until 20:28
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:01: 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.