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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:54
- 9☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:04
- 4☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:40: 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.