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 Saturday, 18 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:43
- 10♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:48
- 11☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:54
- 12♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Saturday, 18 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.