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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:00 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:41
- 6♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:18
- 2☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:30
- 5☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:41
- 8♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:45
- 9☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:49
- 10♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:00 to 06:56: 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.