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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 3 of the day, until 09:29
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:41: 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.