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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/New_York).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brooklyn?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:55: 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.