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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Neihu?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:33 to 07:29: 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.