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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:27: 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.