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, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:46: 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.