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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taoyuan?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:16: 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.