Planetary hours
in Taoyuan.
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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:39
- 2♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:23
- 11☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taoyuan?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.