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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:43
- 4♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:48
- 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:54
- 6♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:05
- 8☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:22
- 11♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:28
- 12☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:22
- 3☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:54
- 8♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:43
- 10☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taoyuan?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:26 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.