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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:05 – 20:59
- 2☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:53
- 3♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:12
- 10♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.