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 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:23
- 7☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:43
- 3♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 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.