Planetary hours
in Taipei.
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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:25
- 11☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:25
- 3☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taipei?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:28: 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.