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, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:50
- 4♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:47
- 5☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:44
- 6♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:37
- 8☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:28
- 11♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:25
- 12☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:28
- 3☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:38
- 6♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:41
- 7☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:44
- 8♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:50
- 10☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 06:56: 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.