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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 22:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 06:58: 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.