Planetary hours
in Brooklyn.
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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 21:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brooklyn?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:39: 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.