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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:01
- 12♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:01
- 2♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 07:59: 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.