Planetary hours
in New Taipei City.
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 Friday, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:23
- 3☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:11
- 10☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:24
- 2☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:36
- 9☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.