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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 08:13: 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.