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 Sunday, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:18
- 2♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tainan?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.