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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:58
- 2♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:37
- 8☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:57
- 11☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:04
- 2♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:57
- 3☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:51
- 4♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.