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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:55
- 4♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:04
- 5☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:14
- 6♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:33
- 8☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:02
- 11♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:11
- 12☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:02
- 3☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:33
- 6♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:13
- 8♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:54
- 10☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:26 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.