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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:03
- 3♂︎ Mars08:03 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:22
- 10♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:10
- 12♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:10
- 2☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:28
- 5♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:34
- 6☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 04:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:14 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.