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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:15
- 3☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:27
- 2☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:23
- 5☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:18
- 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:12 to 08:14: 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.