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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:55
- 10♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:03
- 11☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:11
- 12♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:11
- 2☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 05:54
- 12♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:53: 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.