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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:22
- 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:33
- 10♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:26
- 11☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taipei?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:36 to 07:29: 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.