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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:46
- 4♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:51
- 5☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:57
- 6♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:07
- 8☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:24
- 11♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:29
- 12☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:24
- 3☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:08
- 6♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:02
- 7☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:57
- 8♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:46
- 10☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:30 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.