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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Taipei).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:10
- 3☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:04
- 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:50
- 6☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:31
- 9♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:24
- 10☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:18
- 11♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:24
- 4♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:31
- 5☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:38
- 6♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:51
- 8☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:11
- 11♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:17
- 12☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taoyuan?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:23 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.