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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:23
- 7☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:57
- 3♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:40
- 5☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:42: 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.