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, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:34
- 3☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taichung?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:23 to 06:29: 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.