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 Friday, 6 December 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:28
- 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:35
- 5☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Friday, 6 December 2024, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:27 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.