Planetary hours
in Tainan.
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, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:58
- 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tainan?
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:13 to 06:20: 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.