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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:34
- 2☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:03
- 4☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brooklyn?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:34: 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.