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 Sunday, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.