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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:34
- 9☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.