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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:21
- 2♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:28
- 4♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Neihu?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 06:53: 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.