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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:37
- 10♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:23
- 12♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:23
- 2☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:11
- 9☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:38 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.