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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:37
- 8☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:56
- 11♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:03
- 12☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:57
- 3☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:37
- 6♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:31
- 7☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:52 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.