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, 3 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:03
- 12♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:03
- 2♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dallas?
On Wednesday, 3 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:37 to 07:45: 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.