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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:27
- 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:27
- 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:46
- 5♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:53
- 6☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tainan?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:37 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.