Planetary hours
in Neihu.
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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:44
- 4☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:33
- 12♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:33
- 2☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:37
- 5♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Neihu?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 06:47: 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.