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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:06
- 3♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:32
- 9☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:26
- 10♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:14
- 12☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:26
- 4☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:32
- 5♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:44
- 7☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:13
- 12♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.