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 Friday, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:52
- 10☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:25
- 10♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:41 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.