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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:37
- 3♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:29
- 12♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:29
- 2☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:00
- 7♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:31
- 12♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taoyuan?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:31: 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.