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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:34
- 9♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:41
- 6☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:30 to 07:23: 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.