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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:22
- 2♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:30
- 11♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:15 to 06:22: 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.