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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 07:50
- 3♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:37
- 7☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:25
- 11☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:31
- 5♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taipei?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 06:53: 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.