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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:52: 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.