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 Wednesday, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:48
- 12♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:48
- 2♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 08:09: 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.