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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:32
- 7♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:32
- 7♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:55: 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.