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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:41
- 3☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:06
- 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:52
- 9☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:47
- 10♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:36: 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.