Planetary hours
in Dallas.
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 Friday, 2 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:42
- 2☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:29 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.