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, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:48
- 3♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:06
- 11☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:45
- 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taipei?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:44 to 06:46: 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.