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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:04
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:12
- 2♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:04 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:04 to 06:12: 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.