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 Tuesday, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:22
- 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:28
- 3♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:39
- 5☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:56
- 8♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:33
- 10♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:27
- 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:21
- 12♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Taipei City?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:16 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.