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 Wednesday, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:07 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.