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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:44
- 7☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:43
- 8♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:38
- 2☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:45
- 8♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:52 to 06:50: 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.